Apple Watch

[Julien]

Does the Apple Watch measure blood pressure natively ?

On the Sep 9th ABC Nightline David Muir said it would but he is not Apple...

Tim Cook told Carlie Rose it doesn't and he is .

 

[profets]

1. Why do they put company interests first (such as tying the watch to the iPhone for functionality), instead of user freedom, needs and enjoyment, re: GPS, ANT+ etc

2. Having a separate App for each new function would create a bloated and inefficient interface. Apple have a 'sports' model which should then have typical sports functionality as standard, which of the following features commonly found on older sports watches does the AppleWatch ship with?

Those features (HR monitor, GPS, swimming metrics, etc) found on true fitness watches are expensive and bulky (most of them anyway). You can tell they'll get there eventually, but as much as I'd love to have GPS in the Apple Watch it's really not feasible for that design yet.

I've used (and continue to use) a few different watches for swimming, running, triathlons, etc. Didn't expect an Apple Watch to be able to replace those just yet.

 

[Ayr]

Those features (HR monitor, GPS, swimming metrics, etc) found on true fitness watches are expensive and bulky (most of them anyway). You can tell they'll get there eventually, but as much as I'd love to have GPS in the Apple Watch it's really not feasible for that design yet.

I've used (and continue to use) a few different watches for swimming, running, triathlons, etc. Didn't expect an Apple Watch to be able to replace those just yet.

Expensive and bulky - that's a description of AppleWatch, that doesn't have those features.

Apple is offering less, for a higher price, and at a heavier weight. Sad.

 

[profets]

Expensive and bulky - that's a description of AppleWatch, that doesn't have those features.

Apple is offering less, for a higher price, and at a heavier weight. Sad.

Lol, well I haven't seen the Apple Watch in person, but those GPS watches I'm referring to are definitely much bulkier. I've been using a Garmin 305 for running and cycling for a few years. Have you seen one of those in person?

I've since upgraded to a TomTom multisport cardio (built in HR monitor). They slimmed the watch down, but were only able to by moving the GPS sensor into the band (bit bulky like that) and it works well for a fitness watch, but there's no chance Apple was going to do that when they're really pushing for fashion.

I like the direction they're going in anyway, as you knows it's coming. If they said the only way to listen to music was with the watch being paired with the phone it would have been disappointing. I'm happy that they're focusing on the watch being used on it's own for a run. It's only a matter of time before they fit GPS and more sensors into it. Stay positive